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Steeled for the task

Steeled for the task

David Morgan, the new chairman of the ECB, insists that strengthening Team England and restoring the county game's status are not incompatible

07-Jul-2005•Wisden CricInfo staff

The pace war

The pace war

It's 14 years since West Indies played a Test in Chennai, formerly called Madras

07-Jul-2005•Cricinfo staff

150 not out

150 not out

Today, against Pakistan in Sharjah, Waugh took the Test field for the 150th time. He is the only the second man to reach 150 Tests

06-Jul-2005•Wisden CricInfo staff

A big turn-off

A big turn-off

Today in History - All today's yesterdays

04-Jul-2005•Wisden CricInfo staff

Top spin

Top spin

The Indian spinners ran through West Indies on the fourth day of the first Test

04-Jul-2005•Wisden CricInfo staff

Buried in the sand

Buried in the sand

Pakistan crashed to an embarrassing new low as Australia completed victory inside two days at Sharjah, to win the second Test and take the series

04-Jul-2005•Wisden CricInfo staff

Back to the future

Back to the future

Yesterday the pitch at Wankhede was slow and stopping but still playable. After the night , the spinners could no longer be negotiated as they took all the wickets in the second innings.

04-Jul-2005•Wisden CricInfo staff

Hail Harbhajan

Hail Harbhajan

The maturity that Harbhajan Singh showed on the concluding day of the first Test was the most heartening feature from the Indian point of view

04-Jul-2005•Wisden CricInfo staff

Spot-on

Spot-on

Harbhajan Singh's is a special talent who works very hard at his game, and the way he bowled today, West Indies had no chance

04-Jul-2005•Wisden CricInfo staff

'No mercy' warns Waugh

'No mercy' warns Waugh

In an ominous warning for Pakistan, Steve Waugh has promised to show no mercy after Australia's massive innings victory inside two days in the second Test at Sharjah

04-Jul-2005•Wisden CricInfo staff

Zia stays on as PCB chairman

Zia stays on as PCB chairman

Lt-Gen. Tauqir Zia has been persuaded to remain in the role of Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) by Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.

04-Jul-2005•Wisden CricInfo staff

'Shameful, gutless, pathetic'

'Shameful, gutless, pathetic'

Newspapers and former players in Pakistan reacted angrily to the defeat at Sharjah, with almost universal condemnation of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)

04-Jul-2005•Wisden CricInfo staff

Hayden enters Wisden 100

Hayden enters Wisden 100

Mathew Hayden enters the Wisden 100 after his innings of 119 against Pakistan at Sharjah

04-Jul-2005•Wisden CricInfo staff

Dutch double

Dutch double

Feiko Kloppenburg and Klaas van Noortwijk put the Orange back into Free State with a superb second-wicket partnership of 228, as Holland overpowered Namibia by 64 runs in the minnow-World Cup final at Bloemfontein

09-Jun-2005•Wisden CricInfo staff

The Master is born

The Master is born

1973 The Little Master is born

24-Apr-2005•Wisden CricInfo staff

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